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Office & workplace
Paperback. Tackles the nuts and bolts of communication at work in a no-nonsense way with startling honesty and practical tips. The authors' views are supported by comment from an impressive line up of experts whose communication strategies drive a range of successful organizations. For all those who struggle to make themselves heard in the business world Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314276
- ISBN
- 9780230314276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343160
- ISBN
- 9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. The book offers an inquiry into the construction of employment practices in a multinational company across Western and Eastern Europe. In the complex corporate and host-country influences, social interaction between the firm and local actors is presented as the underlying social mechanism through which work practices are constructed. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJW; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579774
- ISBN
- 9780230579774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. In a difficult economic climate it is more important than ever to manage bad behaviour in the workplace and minimize the damage negative and destructive employees can have on an organization. This book looks at the problems companies can face but also shows how to resolve these issues and work towards a positive outcome. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 charts. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230584747
- ISBN
- 9780230584747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.79
€ 84.79
Hardcover. Do you want to acquire the knowledge and skills to give you greater influence in political situations at work? Perhaps you want to make sense of the political behaviour you see around you. Or maybe you want to acquire a set of effective tools to help you work more productively in a political workplace. If so, this book is for you. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJMV2; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230595415
- ISBN
- 9780230595415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. This is an exploration of interaction between humans, computers and automated machines and why they frequently go awry, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJWX; TBC; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295745
- ISBN
- 9780312295745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. Series: Papermacs. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 333.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333257203
- ISBN
- 9780333257203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.45
€ 27.45
Save the environment and elevate your career The twin challenges of the economic meltdown and climate change means we must act quickly to evolve our businesses to weather the storm. Climb The Green Ladder identifies the key themes that underpin successful sustainability strategies and explains how to apply them step-by-step. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJWX; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470748015
- ISBN
- 9780470748015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Series: Blazer Lectures. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPQB; KJW; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813145136
- ISBN
- 9780813145136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.65
€ 27.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJW; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Larson Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780943914862
- ISBN
- 9780943914862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. This bookexplores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation." Editor(s): Buscher, M.; Goodwin, D.; Mesman, Jessica. Num Pages: 279 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JHBL; KJU; KJWB; MJ; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308477
- ISBN
- 9781349308477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. A highly practical and insightful book; it will help you to perform more effectively in a workplace which requires you to function effectively in predominantly adversarial relationships. Whether you work for a small, medium or large organization this book will enable you to get things done effectively in prevailingly oppositional relationships. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; KJMV2; KJT; KJU; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315604
- ISBN
- 9781349315604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This book provides an account of the international emergence of corporate manslaughter offences to criminalise deaths in the workplace during the last twenty years, identifying the limitations of health and safety regulation that have prompted this development. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; KJWB; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349324460
- ISBN
- 9781349324460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Paperback. This book explores understandings and experiences of 'dirty work' tasks or occupations that are seen as disgusting and degrading. It complicates the 'clean/dirty' divide in the context of organizations and work and illustrates some of the complex ways in which dirty work identities are managed." Editor(s): Simpson, R.; Lewis, P.; Hopfl, H.; Slutskaya, Natasha. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; JMJ; KJU; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349325511
- ISBN
- 9781349325511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFF; JHB; JHBL; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349368716
- ISBN
- 9781349368716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Teaching Leadership and Organizational Behavior Through Humor
. Ed(S): Marques, Dr. Joan; Dhiman, Dr. Satin...
Paperback. A unique, non-traditional, Organizational Behavioral-oriented book that is geared toward flexible leadership, and that offers a series of funny, yet thought-provoking, motivating, growth-oriented jokes and humor anecdotes that will help readers tap into their internal locus of control. Editor(s): Marques, Dr. Joan; Dhiman, Dr. Satinder, Ph.D. Ed.D.; Biberman, J. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG; KJM; KJMV; KJT; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438679
- ISBN
- 9781349438679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. It is argued that the incidence of mental illness in the workplace is more common than many realize, ranging from stress to schizophrenia. In this book leading psychologists Adrian Furnham and Mary-Clare Race explore the psychiatric classification of illness and how symptoms can be identified to help develop mental health literate organizations. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJMB; KJMV2; KJU; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444786
- ISBN
- 9781349444786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.67
€ 77.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCK; KJM; KJMV2; KJU; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450886
- ISBN
- 9781349450886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.81
€ 46.81
Paperback. The provision of care has been widely referred to as facing a 'crisis'. International migrants are increasingly relied upon to provide care as domestic workers, nannies, care assistants and nurses. This international volume examines the global construction of migrant care labour and how it manifests itself in different contexts." Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JHB; JPQB; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457441
- ISBN
- 9781349457441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Paperback. From the Lens of Color identifies and delineates a methodology for effectively positioning and/or repositioning oneself in today's global job market that moves significantly beyond strategies associated with simply developing a resume, cover letter or business plan. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJC; KJMV2; KJS; KJSM; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469840
- ISBN
- 9781349469840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.23
€ 71.23
Paperback. This book identifies chances and barriers women face in their transition to adulthood in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria. Adopting a life course perspective, it provides a new integrative micro-macro-theoretical framework and innovative analyses of individual life courses based on longitudinal data. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFF; JFSJ; JPQB; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470181
- ISBN
- 9781349470181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. The Lost Leaders presents the personal stories of women who achieved success in corporate leadership, but have chosen to abandon their careers, providing a fascinating glimpse of the culture that exists in the contemporary corporation. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KJC; KJG; KJH; KJMV2; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470396
- ISBN
- 9781349470396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Paperback. Survival to Growth explores human nature and illustrates how occupational goals and objectives can be achieved by applying a basic organizational approach while upgrading the skill level of each company employee. Num Pages: 210 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG; KJM; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349471720
- ISBN
- 9781349471720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Paperback. Resilient people are happier, healthier, and more productive. Psychologist and business writer Adrian Furnham takes a sideways and entertaining look at the challenges of being a leader, demonstrating how resilience can be honed, developed, and used as a personal life raft to keep afloat in the face of adversity. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM; KJMV2; KJT; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472222
- ISBN
- 9781349472222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88